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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2015

China uses intimidation tactics at U.N. to silence critics

In a cafe lounge at the United Nations complex in Geneva, a Tibetan fugitive was waiting his turn earlier this year to tell diplomats his story of being imprisoned and tortured back home in China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 6, 2015

Misunderstood male-female ratio in education

An analysis of data underscores the importance of avoiding generalizations about the gender gap in education.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 6, 2015

Wawrinka puts away Stepanek in opener

At age 30, Stan Wawrinka feels he is still improving. And Tuesday's first-round victory turned out to be more proof of that.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2015

Danish ambassador to Japan hopes for swift conclusion of EU trade pact

Freddy Svane, the newly appointed Danish ambassador to Japan, said Tuesday that the freshly concluded 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement should lead to acceleration of free trade talks between Japan and Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015

Abbas' U.N. speech was a cry for attention

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' threat before the General Assembly to ignore or annul the 1993 Oslo Accords was more a cry for attention than anything else.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 5, 2015

Shortcomings identified in new reporting system into hospital deaths

On Thursday, the government launched a new reporting system for deaths resulting from medical care. The iryojiko chosa seido (medical accidents investigation system), created based on last year's revisions to the Medical Care Law, is aimed at preventing recurrences of medical accidents and ensuring patient...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2015

In lieu of taking in refugees, Abe opens up checkbook

While Japan has not been open to accepting refugees amid the current world crisis, it has at least increased its financial contributions to addressing the problem.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2015

Hundreds feared dead in Guatemala landslide, hopeful keep digging

Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 73 people, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds of others still missing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 3, 2015

Women of Japan unite: Examining the contemporary state of feminism

On Oct. 21, 1970, hundreds of women marched through the streets of Tokyo, an occasion that is often referred to as the birth of the women's liberation movement in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2015

Hillside collapses on Guatemalan town, killing 25; hundreds missing

The collapse of a hillside onto a town on the edge of Guatemala City killed at least 25 people and left hundreds missing on Friday, as rescue crews searched for survivors in homes buried by dirt and sludge.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2015

Expressway tolls amid privatization

Benefitting from the privatization of the nation's expressways is still a work in progress, and making them toll-free remains a promise far on the horizon.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2015

India unveils climate target to cut energy intensity

India has promised to make its economy more energy efficient and to cut emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, in a climate-change policy statement released ahead of a U.N. summit in Paris in December.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 1, 2015

Defending champion Hamamatsu aims for another title in league's final season

The 11th and final bj-league season gets underway on Friday night, signaling an end to several months of massive changes within the league.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2015

China's Japan-bashing: Is there any hope for goodwill?

As China regularly whips itself up into frenzy over Japan, it is easy to forget that the anti-Japanese sentiment is only a recent phenomenon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2015

New Russian governor is first non-Kremlin-backed candidate to win such a seat since '12

Sergei Levchenko, of the Communist Party, was elected governor of Siberia's Irkutsk region, results showed Sunday, the first politician from a nominal opposition party to win a vote for regional boss since the Kremlin restored such elections in 2012.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2015

Nation's youth are attempting to establish a new political norm

"Tell me what democracy looks like!"
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015

Nature of sovereignty a key issue in Russia-U.S. divide

While Russia adheres to the traditional notion that state sovereignty is inviolable, the U.S. now believes it's trumped by humanitarian considerations.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2015

Railway companies in eastern Japan set to relax rules for cellphones when near priority seats

Since 2003, railways have asked passengers to turn off their mobile phones when near "silver" priority seats, for fear electromagnetic interference from the devices could interact with pacemakers, harming the wearer.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2015

Matsui ready to be shooting star

The lack of a presence underneath the basket has been Japanese basketball's everlasting issue. So Kenji Hasegawa, the current men's national team head coach, looks more to his outside players than inside muscle, relying on their perimeter shooting to carry the offense.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2015

Mexico's president in no position to judge

The level of corruption in Mexico stands out even in Latin America, a region known for crooked politicians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2015

Pressure to show a profit led to Toshiba's accounting scandal

Manufacturing giant Toshiba Corp.'s president and seven other directors were forced to resign when an investigation revealed in July that the firm had doctored the books and had padded its profits over the past seven years to the tune of hundreds of billions of yen.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2015

Upcoming session will decide the U.N.'s future

The 70th commemorative session of the General Assembly, which begins next week, should be an occasion for providing much-needed hope that the world organization can remain relevant in the coming decades.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2015

Maritime security cooperation in Asia: visions and realities

In Asia, multilateral maritime security regimes are not robust, but what exists is a start — a shaky foundation — that hopefully can be firmed up and built upon.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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